A large flock of Grackles arrived late this afternoon in my yard. There must have been 50 or more. I've never seen anything like this before. Meanwhile, I still have Juncos sharing nyger and sweet gum seeds with the Goldfinches.
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Date: 3/18/25 10:03 pm From: Linda Berauer <lberauer...> Subject: Re: [birders] OT bird humor
Thank you for this source. It's wonderful!
On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 12:50 AM 'George Hammond' via Birders <
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> That cartoon is by Rosemary Mosco, whose “Bird and Moon” comics are great
> combinations of science, nature, and humor, and very birdy. She’s also got
> a book coming out in May, The Birder’s Dictionary.
>
> Her website is well worth a visit for the comics and more. It’s a shame
> that whoever first started spreading that comic around stripped off the url
> she puts on those (I’m sure it wasn’t Mag)
> [image: social-card.jpeg]
>
> Science Writer & Naturalist <https://rosemarymosco.com/> > rosemarymosco.com
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>
> On Mar 12, 2025, at 9:40 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
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> From a young friend. I thought we could always use a smile.
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Date: 3/18/25 9:50 pm From: 'George Hammond' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] OT bird humor
That cartoon is by Rosemary Mosco, whose “Bird and Moon” comics are great combinations of science, nature, and humor, and very birdy. She’s also got a book coming out in May, The Birder’s Dictionary.
Her website is well worth a visit for the comics and more. It’s a shame that whoever first started spreading that comic around stripped off the url she puts on those (I’m sure it wasn’t Mag)
https://rosemarymosco.com/ Science Writer & Naturalist
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> On Mar 12, 2025, at 9:40 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
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> From a young friend. I thought we could always use a smile.
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Date: 3/18/25 4:51 am From: susan miller <susanbmiller179...> Subject: Re: [birders] killdeer
Six or more were running around yesterday and very vocal by the Knox
Presbyterian Church on Wagner (Ann Arbor Greenbelt); the parking lot
adjoins a large open area of fields, brush, wetlands and woodlands that
will soon be a Toll Brothers luxury homes development unless the Lodi
township Board of Trustees changes course.
On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
> First one up the road from us where they have bred every year since I can
> remember…
>
> Dody
> Manchester area
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Date: 3/17/25 11:48 am From: 'John Gannon' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
Yes. Read the book and saw the movie.
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On Monday, March 17, 2025, 2:43 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
If you have never read the old book, “Never Cry Wolf” by Farley Mowat, it’s a fun read. In it, he goes to live among the wolves in Northern Canada, and claims that they live mostly off of small rodents. He established that this was possible by surviving on them himself. This may have been more of a novel than the true story it was presented as but anyway, this reminded me of it.
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That’s interesting! They must need to eat a lot of them to maintain themselves. The coyote that trotted through my yard looked a bit skinny.
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I recall a presentation at a Huron Valley Sierra Club meeting on urban/suburban coyotes research in the Detroit metro region. The coyotes, based analyses of scat, were eating predominantly mice and voles. Talk was by a Wayne State U grad student who was studying coyotes for his PhD thesis. He also cited another study in the Chicago area with similar findings. John
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Many years ago, my farmer roots had taught me that cats were indoors and outdoors. Two cats that came to us as strays, and had originally been outdoor only, continued to be indoor and outdoor; neither of them left the yard. Both went missing about the time the coyotes showed up in the neighborhood. Since then,, my cats have only been out on tethers are in their catio. , a compromise that is better for the cats and the chipmunks and the birds.We did have some feral cats, a couple that we caught and homed, and the rest are completely gone in the last two years. The sensible part knows they probably didn’t survive, but the hopeful part hopes that someone else took them in, though they were quite wild.
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I saw coyotes clean out a feral colony in New Orleans years ago. Could be here they have a surfeit of choice and like you said , don’t want to risk injury We have rabbits up the wazoo.Sent from my iPhone
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I keep hearing that Coyotes can (and do) take domestic cats but the ones I keep track of seem to have reached a truce of sorts. I have cameras on a suburban parcel where cats and coyotes routinely overlap by a matter of minutes. Can’t say I’ve ever seen them in the field of view at the same time but…it’s hard to believe they have never encountered each other. I HAVE seen coyotes and possums eating from the same food source at the same time with no apparent animosity. Weird. Maybe they have to be “trained” to recognize some prey as food? Maybe they’re just not hungry enough to risk injury. I suspect smaller things are the more sensible choice if they’re abundant enough?From: April Campbell <adc14...>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 1:17:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird Well, I have a love/ hate relationship with chipmunks. They love my gooseberries and will pick a bush clean leaving mw with a midden of gooseberry skins. On the other hand, I love watching their antics playing and sunning themselves. I had two last year, but the freral cat carried both of them off. It was pretty horrible seeing the cat with my chippie in its mouth. A new one is out and I haven seen the cat. A coyote ran into my yard yesterday, so the feral cat problem may come ti an end.
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Any day now then for me Dan. Thanks!From: Dan Ezekiel <dan.ezekiel24...>
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Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird A chipmunk popped up on my porch two days ago.
DE
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Nope, no chipmunk, although a huge woodchuck made an appearance and of course we have had red & fox squirrels all winter...
But I had a surprise tree frog appear among the overwintered houseplants in a cool room...
Susan
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Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
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First one up the road from us where they have bred every year since I can remember…
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Date: 3/16/25 11:08 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
I keep hearing that Coyotes can (and do) take domestic cats but the ones I keep track of seem to have reached a truce of sorts. I have cameras on a suburban parcel where cats and coyotes routinely overlap by a matter of minutes. Can’t say I’ve ever seen them in the field of view at the same time but…it’s hard to believe they have never encountered each other. I HAVE seen coyotes and possums eating from the same food source at the same time with no apparent animosity. Weird. Maybe they have to be “trained” to recognize some prey as food? Maybe they’re just not hungry enough to risk injury. I suspect smaller things are the more sensible choice if they’re abundant enough?
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Cc: Dan Ezekiel <dan.ezekiel24...>; Susan Falcone <sfalcone...>; Birders UM <birders...>
Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
Well, I have a love/ hate relationship with chipmunks. They love my gooseberries and will pick a bush clean leaving mw with a midden of gooseberry skins. On the other hand, I love watching their antics playing and sunning themselves. I had two last year, but the freral cat carried both of them off. It was pretty horrible seeing the cat with my chippie in its mouth. A new one is out and I haven seen the cat. A coyote ran into my yard yesterday, so the feral cat problem may come ti an end.
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 15, 2025, at 12:38 PM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
Any day now then for me Dan. Thanks!
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Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
A chipmunk popped up on my porch two days ago.
DE
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM Susan Falcone <sfalcone...><mailto:<sfalcone...>> wrote:
Nope, no chipmunk, although a huge woodchuck made an appearance and of course we have had red & fox squirrels all winter...
But I had a surprise tree frog appear among the overwintered houseplants in a cool room...
Susan
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On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:52 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...><mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
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I have been seeing chipmunks for at least a week and a half. I have a “chipmunk diner“ that my niece gave me which looks like a little dining table with little plates glued onto it. They get peanuts in it and some of their times, there are barroom brawls, which has resulted in some of the plates being broken.
John, I think you’re sensible thoughts about the corn and the wood ducks are reasonable.
Mag
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> On Mar 15, 2025, at 12:29 PM, <ajf-jlf...> wrote:
>
> Anne (the flower gardener in this household) takes a much less favorable
> view of Chipmunks than I, and thus always has a lookout for them (as the
> Southerner in her has for any species of snake!) spotted our FOY on Tues,
> Feb 25. The day after that we saw our FOY Mink, and just yesterday I
> followed (with my bin's) the resident Woodchuck on our lot as it took it's
> annual spring walk upstream along the river bank and back for a purpose that
> remains undiscovered.
>
> We're also seeing WODU's daily now as they come to partake of corn on the
> cob on the bank at the river's edge and the kernels I dribble into the
> shallows below it. I assume that the latter practice is much less likely to
> facilitate the spread of bird flu virus, since any virus particle shed
> during feeding will be washed downstream, soon to be so diluted as to
> represent virtually no threat to wildlife or humans. It also seems to me
> that the dispersion of Wood Ducks at this time of year makes them less
> susceptible to viral exchange than occurs within the large assemblies of
> more social species like Canada Geese. (I'd appreciate the opinions of
> better-informed birders than myself on that and other matters related to
> back yard feeding during viral wildlife pandemics like the current one with
> bird flu.)
>
> Attached, such as they are, are date-tagged confirming pics of recent
> visitors to our stretch of the Saline River.
>
> John and Anne, near Milan
>
> From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...>
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 2:53 AM
> To: Birders UM <birders...>
> Subject: [birders] Non-Bird
>
> Other signs of Spring.Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet?
> I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last
> year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were
> slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained
> confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I'd gain their
> trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly "Mom" get carried off by a
> Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
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Date: 3/15/25 11:18 am From: Mike Goethe <michael.goethe...> Subject: Re: [birders] Contact sport
A few years ago my wife was putting on her binoculars harness, which is
elasticized. She was pulling them down in the front and lost her grip. The
bins flew up to smack her in the mouth, leaving her with a fat lip and a
bruise. Birding is dangerous!
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> Birding is a contact sport, as in contact between you, your binoculars and
> the sidewalk. Two weeks ago, I was out searching for the local Coops when I
> tripped on uneven pavement and plummeted to the ground. My harnessed bins
> smashed into my chest, knocking the wind out of me. I severely bruised my
> ribs and cartilage, but no fractures. My coat and fleece helped cushion the
> blow to my chest. Otherwise the headline might have read , “Birder killed
> by own binoculars!”
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Date: 3/15/25 10:30 am From: 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Contact sport
Birding is a contact sport, as in contact between you, your binoculars and the sidewalk. Two weeks ago, I was out searching for the local Coops when I tripped on uneven pavement and plummeted to the ground. My harnessed bins smashed into my chest, knocking the wind out of me. I severely bruised my ribs and cartilage, but no fractures. My coat and fleece helped cushion the blow to my chest. Otherwise the headline might have read , “Birder killed by own binoculars!”
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Anne (the flower gardener in this household) takes a much less favorable view of Chipmunks than I, and thus always has a lookout for them (as the Southerner in her has for any species of snake!) spotted our FOY on Tues, Feb 25. The day after that we saw our FOY Mink, and just yesterday I followed (with my bin's) the resident Woodchuck on our lot as it took it's annual spring walk upstream along the river bank and back for a purpose that remains undiscovered.
We're also seeing WODU's daily now as they come to partake of corn on the cob on the bank at the river's edge and the kernels I dribble into the shallows below it. I assume that the latter practice is much less likely to facilitate the spread of bird flu virus, since any virus particle shed during feeding will be washed downstream, soon to be so diluted as to represent virtually no threat to wildlife or humans. It also seems to me that the dispersion of Wood Ducks at this time of year makes them less susceptible to viral exchange than occurs within the large assemblies of more social species like Canada Geese. (I'd appreciate the opinions of better-informed birders than myself on that and other matters related to back yard feeding during viral wildlife pandemics like the current one with bird flu.)
Attached, such as they are, are date-tagged confirming pics of recent visitors to our stretch of the Saline River.
John and Anne, near Milan
From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 2:53 AM To: Birders UM <birders...> Subject: [birders] Non-Bird
Other signs of Spring.Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I'd gain their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly "Mom" get carried off by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year. -- Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to birders+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/SJ0PR22MB34783F7 <9100F98F65F7829D4F9DD2...>
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Date: 3/15/25 9:14 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
Any day now then for me Dan. Thanks!
________________________________
From: Dan Ezekiel <dan.ezekiel24...>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 8:19:13 AM
To: Susan Falcone <sfalcone...>
Cc: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...>; Birders UM <birders...>
Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
A chipmunk popped up on my porch two days ago.
DE
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM Susan Falcone <sfalcone...><mailto:<sfalcone...>> wrote:
Nope, no chipmunk, although a huge woodchuck made an appearance and of course we have had red & fox squirrels all winter...
But I had a surprise tree frog appear among the overwintered houseplants in a cool room...
Susan
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On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:52 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...><mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
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Date: 3/15/25 7:17 am From: 'Sarah Romero' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Re: Bald Eagle
Speaking of Eagles, is there a site to report on nest activity? I’m aware
of several active nests and I’m curious if they’ve been followed the past
couple of years and if there is current monitoring of nests locations and
fledgling success in MI.
On Friday, March 14, 2025 at 5:41:39 PM UTC-4 Ivan LaHaie wrote:
> Saw one, possibly two, mature adults soaring over the hayfield along the
> driveway easement this afternoon. The second one was much higher and
> further away and I had no binocs with me, so I can't say for sure.
>
> Ivan
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Funny story - on Tuesday I was visiting my parents. My dad was outside
enjoying the sun and drinking some kombucha and he yells my name to come
out. He says, “I have never seen a red squirrel baby before. Look at this!”
I walk outside and the red squirrel baby runs in front of us. It was a
chipmunk. Once he realized his mistake we both laughed.
The ducks are back swimming on the lake (Common Mergansers and Ring-necked)
and all the birds are singing. I love this time of the year when it warms
up. I’ve had Red-shouldered hawks this week and Vultures soaring overhead.
The hyacinths are poking through the ground. Yay for Spring.
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM Dan Ezekiel <dan.ezekiel24...> wrote:
> A chipmunk popped up on my porch two days ago.
>
> DE
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> On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM Susan Falcone <sfalcone...> wrote:
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>> Nope, no chipmunk, although a huge woodchuck made an appearance and of
>> course we have had red & fox squirrels all winter...
>>
>> But I had a surprise tree frog appear among the overwintered houseplants
>> in a cool room...
>>
>> Susan
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>> On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:52 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>>
>> Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year
>> yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House.
>> Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young
>> ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly
>> gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain
>> their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off
>> by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
>>
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Date: 3/15/25 5:19 am From: Dan Ezekiel <dan.ezekiel24...> Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
A chipmunk popped up on my porch two days ago.
DE
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM Susan Falcone <sfalcone...> wrote:
> Nope, no chipmunk, although a huge woodchuck made an appearance and of
> course we have had red & fox squirrels all winter...
>
> But I had a surprise tree frog appear among the overwintered houseplants
> in a cool room...
>
> Susan
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> On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:52 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
> Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year
> yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House.
> Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young
> ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly
> gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain
> their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off
> by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
>
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Date: 3/15/25 4:55 am From: Susan Falcone <sfalcone...> Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
Nope, no chipmunk, although a huge woodchuck made an appearance and of course we have had red & fox squirrels all winter...
But I had a surprise tree frog appear among the overwintered houseplants in a cool room...
Susan
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> On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:52 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
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> Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
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Date: 3/15/25 3:41 am From: Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
Yes! I’ve had at least two sightings. It did hit me that I’d not seen one in awhile. Do they hibernate in the winter? That never occurred to me.
Su in Adrian
> On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:53 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
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> Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House.
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Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
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Date: 3/14/25 2:41 pm From: IVAN LAHAIE <dr.burbun...> Subject: [birders] Bald Eagle
Saw one, possibly two, mature adults soaring over the hayfield along the driveway easement this afternoon. The second one was much higher and further away and I had no binocs with me, so I can't say for sure.
IvanProspect Hill S. of Easudes
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Date: 3/14/25 12:37 pm From: 'Marilou Capo' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Friends of Whitefish Point
Dear Fellow Birders,
Michigan Audubon has stopped supporting the owl banding program at Whitefish Point Observatory. Fortunately, for those of us who care about and have supported this long-term monitoring project, there is another way to ensure that this important work continues. Friends of Whitefish Point has come into being, collaborating with partners Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, Project Owlnet, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Northeast MOTUS Collaboration, and Project SNOWStorm. Three seasons of migrant owl banding will continue along with Northern Saw-whet Owl nest box monitoring, banding and transmitter fixing of Snowl Owls, and fitting of nanotags plus transmission of various data supporting Project Owlnet's Migratory Connectivity Project. This is good news, but they need our help. Please visit their website at www.friendsofwp.orgto learn more. I hope you will join me in spreading the word and supporting Friends of Whitefish Point. Thanks for your consideration. Marilou CapoBloomfield Hills, Michigan P.S. More good news! Nova Mackentley and Chris Neri have just begun their 21st and 23rd seasons, respectively, of owl banding at Whitefish Point.
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Date: 3/14/25 7:41 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Tundra Swans?
That’s a great sound Ivan. Lately I’ve heard Canada Geese and a few Sandhill Cranes at night here. Also saw a couple Turkey Vultures during the day. It appears the Bluebird I had was just moving through last week but…I hope the “resident” birds will return in a few weeks. I have yet to figure out the patterns in this neck of the woods. Bird behavior for feeding and migrating is very different here than at my last home.
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Subject: [birders] Tundra Swans?
Last night at about quarter after 10 I stepped outside with the dog and heard a calling in the distance that I didn’t recognize. So on a lark (no pun intended), I pulled out Merlin and was very surprised to see it almost immediately come up tundra swan. I would appreciate another set of ears on this, so I’ve attached the audio file. Do you agree?
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Date: 3/14/25 7:31 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Ducks are back
Good to hear John! I hope you have a good breeding year for all the critters you host.
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Subject: [birders] Ducks are back
Here on the Saline River near Milan, MI. Yesterday a pair of Mallards and another of Wood Ducks. Today, a pair of Hooded Mergansers and a total of 14 Wood Ducks – 8 drakes and 6 hens. The Woodies and Hoodies will be in the trees soon!
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Date: 3/13/25 7:05 am From: <ajf-jlf...> Subject: [birders] Ducks are back
Here on the Saline River near Milan, MI. Yesterday a pair of Mallards and another of Wood Ducks. Today, a pair of Hooded Mergansers and a total of 14 Wood Ducks - 8 drakes and 6 hens. The Woodies and Hoodies will be in the trees soon!
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Date: 3/12/25 7:38 pm From: Ann Alvarez <annra.new...> Subject: Re: [birders] OT bird humor
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Date: 3/12/25 8:48 am From: ANDREW DETTLING <dendroica...> Subject: Re: [birders] Tundra Swans?
Correct, Tundra!
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On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 11:43 AM, Ivan LaHaie <dr.burbun...> wrote:
Last night at about quarter after 10 I stepped outside with the dog and heard a calling in the distance that I didn’t recognize. So on a lark (no pun intended), I pulled out Merlin and was very surprised to see it almost immediately come up tundra swan. I would appreciate another set of ears on this, so I’ve attached the audio file. Do you agree?
Ivan
Prospect Hill south of Easudes
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Date: 3/12/25 8:35 am From: Ivan LaHaie <dr.burbun...> Subject: [birders] Tundra Swans?
Last night at about quarter after 10 I stepped outside with the dog and heard a calling in the distance that I didn’t recognize. So on a lark (no pun intended), I pulled out Merlin and was very surprised to see it almost immediately come up tundra swan. I would appreciate another set of ears on this, so I’ve attached the audio file. Do you agree?
Ivan
Prospect Hill south of Easudes
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Photo from Merlin. They were all white morphs and the black wingtips were clearly visible.
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>> On Mar 10, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Ivan LaHaie <dr.burbun...> wrote:
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>> Was surprised to see a V of about 20 individuals flying over Prospect Hill while I was walking the dog this morning. Very striking.
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>> Ivan
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> On Mar 10, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Ivan LaHaie <dr.burbun...> wrote:
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> Was surprised to see a V of about 20 individuals flying over Prospect Hill while I was walking the dog this morning. Very striking.
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Date: 3/10/25 9:17 am From: Ivan LaHaie <dr.burbun...> Subject: [birders] Snow Geese
Was surprised to see a V of about 20 individuals flying over Prospect Hill while I was walking the dog this morning. Very striking.
Ivan Prospect Hill S. of Easudes Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 3/7/25 9:42 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Today’s Arrival
Uggh, wouldn’t you know it. I have a dead tree overhanging my garage. It’s a one-hundred foot Oak that will absolutely crush everything below if I wait too long. I was going to do it today or tomorrow and…five minutes ago, a Bluebird arrived and is sitting on a nest box in the drop-zone.
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